Art for art’s sake, Money for God’s sake

February 16, 2015February 26, 2016Leave a comment

Last century I heard Paul Goldstein’s then provocative view – that the Internet and digital revolution would be the death of copyright. Others have said similar things but this decease of copyright has not happened – copyright still robustly thrives in the digital arena and is vital in the visual arts. In 2011 an estimated £70M of licensing revenue went to writers and artists (see p. 5 of the report ‘An economic analysis of copyright‘). Continue reading →

Update: Investigating the Gurlitt Collection – Cousin’s challenge to Gurlitt’s Will delays proceedings

February 10, 2015February 13, 20153 Comments

Following our earlier article, it was reported on Friday that the challenge to Cornelius Gurlitt’s Will is ongoing and a decision about who is the rightful heir may not be made until the autumn. Continue reading →

Investigating the Gurlitt collection

February 2, 2015April 21, 20205 Comments

In February 2012, over 1,200 artworks were found hidden in a small flat in Munich owned by Cornelius Gurlitt – a shy, discreet and reclusive man. Another 238 artworks were found in Gurlitt’s second home in Salzburg in February 2014.

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Art for art’s sake, Money for God’s sake

Update: Investigating the Gurlitt Collection – Cousin’s challenge to Gurlitt’s Will delays proceedings

Investigating the Gurlitt collection